Rejoice as LA-based grunge-gazing fourtet Goon have a new album, “Hour of Green Evening,” coming out tomorrow! If a picture paints a thousand words, then a song can capture a color. “Ochre” is frontman Kenny Becker’s favorite color to paint with, brought to sonic life with his lilting orchestration and made all the more vibrant by a beautiful piano improvisation from Spoon’s Alex Fischel.

Son Little digs deep into his soul to reveal vulnerability and the long road into transcendence and self-acceptance on his forthcoming album “Like Neptune,” coming this fall. “Stoned Love” peels back the layers of life at this point in time. Son Little takes the stage Tue. Nov. 1 - Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour

Public defender-turned-powerhouse singer Danielle Ponder has raised the bar by delivering social messages via song. A tireless advocate for justice, Ponder asks us to consider the red flags we detect upon entering into a relationship (and tend to ignore in hopes of true love) on “The Only Way Out.”

Music is meant to build community — which is just the intention and truth behind 21-year-old Bay Area newcomer Satya’s latest single, “Oakland,” a love letter to her hometown and chosen family.

Prevailing modern funk band Lettuce gets the stamp of approval from none other than a grandmaster inventor of funk and fun, Bootsy Collins, as he lends his voice to “Keep That Funk Alive.” You won’t be able to stand still when you hear this dirty bass line.

Get in on it live July 9, as JABM X KCRW Present Grammy Award-winning rapper and songwriter Common and Double G’s Stardust Symphony with special guests Lettuce and Nikka Costa, plus a DJ sets by KCRW’s Novena Carmel at the Starlight Bowl in Burbank.

Welcome to the debut work of LA’s own PJ Western and their kaleidoscopic pop-rock psychedelia on “Human Machines,”produced by Gus Seyffert (Beck, Michael Kiwanuka).

PJ Western Live:

July 12 - Los Angeles, CA - Silverlake Lounge July 19 - Los Angeles, CA - Silverlake Lounge July 26 - Los Angeles, CA - Silverlake Lounge

With her fourth album “Denim & Diamonds” on the horizon, we find Nikki Lane in top form.

Produced by Josh Homme, the alt-country star gets rockin’ with the help of Queens of the Stone Age and Autolux members on the album’s lead song, “First High.”

Catch Nikki Lane with Midland at The Greek on Oct. 15 .

Let’s take a moment to be grateful and appreciate the beauty that abounds with the multigenerational, community-based choir of mostly non-professional singers, Jimetta Rose & The Voices of Creation. For their debut album “How Good It Is,” Rose took a deep dive into spiritual jazz to cover the 1978 classic by Sons & Daughters of Lite with “Let The Sunshine In.”

“This song is often the opening to our live set and it sets the tone for what we're sharing each time we hit that stage,” says Rose. “The sun shines for every person not just some, we sing with that same brave and inclusive love.”

P.S. Can you spot the voice of KCRW’s own Novena Carmel? Hint: She sings alto!

You can hear the signature production values that Dan Auerbach sprinkles over Alabama native son Early James’ work on his forthcoming album “Strange Time To Be Alive,” due Aug. 19. But when you listen to the lyrics, it’s all James. “Harder To Blame” tackles how we take responsibility for ourselves as we mature.

From the first notes, one can identify the signature sound of Calexico channeling a certain Southwestern beat. Building songs rooted in bass and drums, their tenth studio album is “dedicated to family, friends and community.” Let’s enjoy the title track “El Mirador.”